... And we're off (Pete is at least)

Well, I think our adventure officially began last night. I took Pete to DIA around 4:00 yesterday, after the movers finished packing up what was left of our house. Everything that we are bringing to remind us of beautiful Colorado fit into one wooden box. Needless to say, things are about to start getting a little bit crazy, new, unknown, strange, etc. 

Pete's flight was at 6:49 PM to Toronto (where he had a 10-hour layover before boarding the plane for Abu Dhabi), and the very nice pregnant lady at the United counter offered to give me a 'Security Checkpoint Pass' so that I could go all the way to the gate! I didn't know they still let people do that!! Pete should be arriving in Abu Dhabi early on Friday morning (Thursday night for us, they are 11 hours ahead). He has one day to recover from jet lag (NOT an easy task, since he's  basically switching nights and days) and then he has his first day of work on Saturday (I guess it's a workday there?) 

As for me, I will be hanging out in various parts of the state to pass the time while Pete is away. I have yet to book my plane ticket out there, but right now it is looking like I'll be shipping off in early February. I wanted to have a chance to see my friends and family before I left. The last two months are so have been so hectic with the wedding and the holidays that I didn't get a good chance to spend time with anyone. So I'll be couch-hopping while Pete is buried at work. Hopefully, things will have settled down at least a little bit by the time I get there. Wish us luck!! 

Also, I have to give some credit to our awesome photographer, Bart. He took the photo at the top of the page, and I seriously LOVE IT! Hopefully, I'll have some more photos to post soon.